>===== Original Message From nafex@lists.ibiblio.org =====
>Your description of how vinegar is made is accurate but might leave the
>impression that a fruit fly is neccesary.
Thanks, Bob.
You're right, I probably did 'muddy the waters' in referring to the fruit fly
in Del's wife's wine vinegar. The Acetobacter species bacteria that convert
ethanol to vinegar are out there 'everywhere' - including floating around in
the air currents.